crusty
adjective
having a crisp or thick crust.
crustiness
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a word derived from
crusty.
Example Sentences
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The pairing of Chris’ vulnerability with Cindy’s crustiness evoke aspects of the intergenerational relationship in Samuel D. Hunter’s “Little Bear Ridge Road,” though “Eat Me” lacks Hunter’s psychological acuity and sustained dramatic focus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
By scaling down the quantities, the crust became a smidge thinner for increased crustiness.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2021
But that doesn’t stop folks from trying to summon up that magnetic combination of cheese, dough and the benign crustiness of several generations of Italian Americans.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2019
The liveliest chapters belong to Hazel, whose ironic perceptiveness imbues the soap-operatic turns of her middle years and the tough-love crustiness passed down from her mother with layers of gravitas.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
In this condition he affords an excellent example of a self-involved philosopher, defending himself from the annoyance of the world by a stoical crustiness, and seeking all his enjoyment within his own centre.
From Journal of an African Cruiser by Nathaniel Hawthorne
